Improvement in wagon-brake



J. SMITH.

Wagon Brake.

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N. PEI'ERS. FHOTO-LITNOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. D. C

gatwt QB iii-m IMPROVEMENT IN WAGON-BRAKE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN SMITH, of McKay, in the county of Ashland, and Statebf Ohio, have invented a new and improved Brake for HayWagons; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to a new and improved brake, or look, for hay-wagons, wherebya person on the loaded wagon may apply the brake at any time, with the greatest facility.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings- Figure l is a front view of a hay-wagon having my invention applied to it.

Figure 2, a plan or top View of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

' A represents the lower part or bed of the body of a hay-wagon, and

B is the ladder, which is attached to the front end of the bed, or body, A, as usual.

To the lower part of this ladder alever, O, is attached, the upper part of this lever being fitted in a guide, a, attached to the upper part of the ladder, said guide being notched, as shown at b, to hold the lever at any desired point.

The lower end of the lever O is formed with an oblong slot, 0, to receive the front end of a bent lever, D, the fulcrum-pin (l of which passes into a cross-bar of the bed, or body, A.

The other end of the lever D has a bar or rod, E,

attached, which is fitted in guides e, atone side of the bed, or body, A, and ther'ear end of the rod E is connected to one end of a brake-lever other brake-lever, F, connected to i I.

These brake-levers are provided.with shoes, to bear against the rear wheels of the wagon.

The brake-levers" and shoes are shown in red, and also the wheels, and it will beseen that, by moving the lever G in the direction indicated by the arrow, the bent lever D will also be moved, and consequently the rod E, and the shoes of the brake-levers applied to the wheels.

The notches-b of the guide a hold the lever, and keep the shoes in contact with the-rear wheels.

Thus a person, without anydifficulty whatever, may, while on the load, apply the brake, and the hind wheels may be relieved of the brake, at any time, by simply disengaging the lever 0 from the rack or notches b.

The device is very simple and efficient, and may be applied at a small cost.

Having thus described my invention,

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